HACKETTSTOWN — Council members will vote on an amended overnight parking ordinance following a final public hearing the next regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Dec. 30 at 6:30 p.m.

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Enforcement of the overnight parking ordinance that prohibits vehicles from parking on all town streets from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. takes place each year from Oct. 1 through May 1, and council previously said this will be in effect until the law is changed.

Council proposed a new ordinance on Oct. 10, that would allow residents to park registered vehicles on the streets at night, but would ban commercial vehicles and trailers from parking overnight from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. They plan to adopt the new ordinance at the next meeting, according to meeting agenda.

The original ordinance dates back prior to 1970 and entailed a year-round ban on overnight parking, Councilman Leonard Kunz said in October. The ordinance was then amended to exist during the snow season, but Kunz said this is no longer necessary because of changes in snow management equipment.

The council also announced that they will hold their reorganization meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at 1 p.m. in the Hackettstown High School auditorium.